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50 Heller Stein an der Donau
| Issuer | Stadtgemeinde Stein an der Donau |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is typeset entirely in Gothic blackletter script within a plain ruled border, carrying the title header 'Kassenschein der Stadtgemeinde Stein a. D. über 50 Heller.' followed by a full explanatory text paragraph stating the note's purpose, total issue amount of 100,000 Kronen, and redemption conditions valid through 1 October 1920. The denomination 'Fünfzig Heller.' is set in large display script at the foot of the note, with the printer's imprint 'J. Faber, Krems' immediately below. |
| Reverse lettering | Kassenschein der Stadtgemeinde Stein a. D. über 50 Heller. Zur Linderung der Kleingeldnot gibt die Stadtgemeinde Stein a. D. unverzinsliche Kassenscheine im Betrage von 100,000 Kronen aus. Sie werden von der Gemeinde Stein bis 1. Oktober 1920 in Zahlung genommen und in der Zeit vom 16. bis 30. September 1920 gegen persönliche Vorweisung an der Gemeindekasse im gesetzlichen Bargeld eingelöst. Die Nachahmung wird gesetzlich bestraft. Fünfzig Heller. J. Faber, Krems |
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Stein an der Donau, now administratively merged with Krems, was among hundreds of Austrian municipalities that issued Notgeld in the immediate postwar years to address the catastrophic small-denomination coin shortage left by the collapse of the Habsburg monetary system. This 50 Heller note was produced locally by J. Faber in nearby Krems — an unusually short supply chain even by regional Notgeld standards, where most town councils had to contract printers considerably further afield.
The Heller itself was effectively a dying unit by 1920, discontinued in the hyperinflationary period that followed shortly after.